Bonnie (Russell) Crocker Obituary (1919 - 2015)

Bonnie (Russell) Crocker, 96, of Leesburg, FL and formerly of Decatur passed away on Sunday, July 5, 2015 at Mission Oaks Assisted Living, Leesburg, FL. A graveside service to celebrate and honor her life will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday July, 11, 2015 in Macon County Memorial Park, Harristown, IL. Dawson & Wikoff West Wood Street Funeral Home is assisting the family with the arrangements. Bonnie was born on March 19, 1919 the daughter of Bascom and Alice (Bishop) Russell in Sibley, LA. She married John "Rich" Crocker on June 9, 1940 in Shreveport, LA. They were both formerly very active members at First United Methodist Church here in Decatur before moving to Florida in 2002. Bonnie worked for Waite's Wallpaper and Paint here in Decatur. She also was a PTA President while her children were in school. Bonnie was a member of an antique club and kept up with her sorority friends and church circle friends over the years. Bonnie and her husband shared trips with her sisters-in-law for 10-12 years traveling the United States and Canada. She loved to travel and once spent six weeks with another couple traveling Europe. Bonnie also really enjoyed an around the world trip with the International Lions Club. Surviving is her daughter: Alice Elizabeth "Beth" Kuenzi and her husband James Arthur; son: Richard Ernest Crocker and his wife Cheryl Ann Wilkin all of Leesburg, FL; four grandchildren: Danny (Lizanne) Crocker of Cartersville, GA; Marsha (Steve) Young of Nicholasville, KY; Mark (Lana) Kuenzi of Garner, NC; Maribeth (Jonathan) Bowman of Dallas, TX; and eight great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents, husband, one sister and three brothers. Memorials can be made to the First United Methodist Church, Decatur. Messages of condolence may be sent to the family at www.dawson-wikoff.com.